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...mood of Experience is thus valedictory rather than recriminatory. The book hums with the same antic prose and looping comic riffs that characterize Amis' fiction. He recounts his dental misadventures, for example, with masochistic self- mockery. But about the sufferings of others he manifests a tenderness that may surprise his faithful readers. The portrait of his father, in his happy prime and then in sad decline, is fascinating and moving. "When he made you laugh," Amis writes, "he sometimes made you laugh--not continuously, but punctually--for the rest of your life." How fortunate that this son is, like...
...researchers at Harvard's School of Public Health studied 74 animated movies made between 1937 and 1999, counting and categorizing the acts of violence, the type (comic or malicious) and the wide variety of weapons used, from Mickey's broom in Fantasia to the swords in Mulan. The researchers suggest that a G rating may no longer be sufficient to reflect the content of animated movies. The study highlights the explosion of video watching among very young children, and should spur parents to monitor even the animated films that their youngest children watch...
...controversial comic strip inspired Asian-American students to form alliances with groups like BSA and RAZA to voice their concerns. The Asian American Association (AAA) led the effort to alter The Crimson's "The Misanthropic Mister Chu," authored by Andrew Haiwen Chu '02 and Alexis G. Burgess '02, arguing that the strip reinforces stereotypes about Asians...
Halfway through the address, O'Brien switched to what he called a more "serious" tone when recounting going from unemployed comic writer, temping at the Santa Monica branch of Wilson's House of Suede and Leather to writing stints on Saturday Night Live, the Simpsons and ultimately hosting "Late Night...
Richter's triumphant exit probably indicates that O'Brien is as on top of the world as a 12:35 a.m. comic can possibly...